Audrey, The method you used is also a kind of meditation. Congratulations. Anthony
--- On Thu, 28/10/10, audreydc1983 <[email protected]> wrote: From: audreydc1983 <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Zen and the Brain To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, 28 October, 2010, 7:37 AM When I tried to quit smoking (for the 5th time), I succeeded. What worked for me: I held my fingers up to my lips, as if I had a cigarette between them. I inhaled through my fingers, as I would have with a cigarette. I did that for 5-10 minutes, every time I thought I "needed" a cigarette. I used to smoke primarily when I was stressed, anxious or nervous. The deep breathing between my fingers helped a great deal. Deep breathing might be what got me "hooked" on cigarettes when I started smoking. I looked pretty weird for a while, breathing through my fingers like that (just imagine the looks I got in traffic! LOL). But, as time went on, I found that I did it less and less - an eventually stopped breathing through my fingers altogether. I found, later, that I started to breathe deeper on my own - I didn't need to use my fingers against my lips as a cue. I didn't use patches, or gum - just deep breathing. That's what solved the problem for me...although it might not work for someone else, it's definitely worth a shot. :) Brightest Blessings! ~Audrey --- In [email protected], Anthony Wu <wu...@...> wrote: > > Mayka, > Â > Beer mixed with anything else won't taste good. Cocktails are not made from > beer, but wisky, cognac, gin, vodka etc. Meditation should help you give up > smoking, if you want. However, you should resist temptation to come back to > cigarettes for half a year. After that, it is over, and you feel great. > Â > Anthony >
